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Andal Ashtothram

ॐ श्रीरङ्गनायक्यै नमः ।

Also known as Andal Ashtottara Shatanamavali

In Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and English — with the meaning of every word, and the one syllable most people pronounce wrongly.

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What the Andal Ashtothram is

The Andal Ashtottara Shatanamavali, or Andal ashtothram, is a Sanskrit garland of names offered to Andal, also called Goda, the poet-saint honoured as the bride of Ranganatha. The printed list runs to 111 names, as its editions number it, because it follows the 28 verses of the Godashtottara stotram name by name; it carries no author's name. The opening names tell her life: Ranganayaki of Srirangam, Goda, daughter of Vishnuchitta, the girl of the tulasi grove, dweller in Dhanvipura (Srivilliputtur), giver of the garland she had first worn, sister of Yatiraja, born under the star Phalguni, and keeper of the Dhanurmasa vow of Margazhi that the Thiruppavai sings. A second group praises her as teacher of the twofold Vedanta, her heart set on the eight-syllable mantra. From name 57 the list rises from the marked soles of her feet to her jewelled braid, then to her garments and garlands, and it ends by naming her the one who dwells at Srirangam and brightens the holy shrines.

The sister Ramanuja came to claim

Several names in this list can only be read through the stories Sri Vaishnavas tell of Andal. Amuktamalyada, giver of a garland once worn, is the Sanskrit form of her Tamil title Sudikodutha Sudarkodi, the bright creeper who gave away what she had worn. Phalgunyavirbhava places her birth under Purva Phalguni, the star called Puram in Tamil, which is why her birthday is Adi Pooram, the Puram day of the month of Adi, kept with special festivity at Srivilliputtur and Srirangam. The name Yatirajasahodari, sister of Yatiraja, ties her to Ramanuja, who lived centuries after her. According to tradition, in her Nachiyar Tirumozhi Andal had promised the deity of Tirumaliruncholai, the hill shrine near Madurai, a hundred vessels of butter and a hundred of akkaravadisal if her union with Ranganatha came about, and she went to Srirangam without making the offering. Ramanuja, reciting that verse on a visit to the hill, made the offering in her name. When he reached Srivilliputtur afterwards, the story goes, Andal greeted him as her elder brother from the temple town, and the praise verses sung for her still call her the younger sister of the great sage of Sriperumbudur. The list closes where her life is said to close, at Srirangam.

The mantra, in six scripts

DevanagariSanskrit & Hindiॐ श्रीरङ्गनायक्यै नमः ।

Tamilௐ ஶ்ரீரங்கநாயக்யை நமஃ ।

Teluguఓం శ్రీరఙ్గనాయక్యై నమః ।

Kannadaಓಂ ಶ್ರೀರಙ್ಗನಾಯಕ್ಯೈ ನಮಃ ।

Malayalamഓം ശ്രീരങ്ഗനായക്യൈ നമഃ ।

EnglishRoman transliterationoṃ śrīraṅganāyakyai namaḥ |

“Salutations to her who is Ranganayaki, the queen of Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam.”

ॐ: oṃ — Om
श्रीरङ्गनायक्यै: śrīraṅganāyakyai — to the queen of Sri Ranga
नमः: namaḥ — salutation
ॐ: oṃ — Om
गोदायै: godāyai — to Goda
नमः: namaḥ — salutation
ॐ: oṃ — Om
विष्णुचित्तात्मजायै: viṣṇucittātmajāyai — to the daughter of Vishnuchitta
नमः: namaḥ — salutation

Andal Ashtothram lyrics in full

The names of Goda as the printed list numbers them, 111 in all, following the Godashtottara stotram. The printed closing line is given at the end.

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Name 1

ॐ श्रीरङ्गनायक्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is Ranganayaki, the queen of Lord Ranganatha of Srirangam.

Name 2

ॐ गोदायै नमः ।

Salutations to Goda, the gift of the earth.

Name 3

ॐ विष्णुचित्तात्मजायै नमः ।

Salutations to the daughter of Vishnuchitta (Periyalvar).

Name 4

ॐ सत्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is truthful and virtuous.

Name 5

ॐ गोपीवेषधरायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who took on the dress of a cowherd girl (gopi).

Name 6

ॐ देव्यै नमः ।

Salutations to the Goddess.

Name 7

ॐ भूसुतायै नमः ।

Salutations to the daughter of the Earth.

Name 8

ॐ भोगशालिन्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is rich in every blessing and enjoyment.

Name 9

ॐ तुलसीकाननोद्भूतायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who appeared in a grove of tulasi plants.

Name 10

ॐ श्रीधन्विपुरवासिन्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who dwells in Sri Dhanvipura (Srivilliputtur).

Name 11

ॐ भट्टनाथप्रियकर्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who brought joy to Bhattanatha (Periyalvar).

Name 12

ॐ श्रीकृष्णहितभोगिन्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who delights in what is dear to Sri Krishna.

Name 13

ॐ आमुक्तमाल्यदायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who gave the Lord the garland she had first worn herself.

Name 14

ॐ बालायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is a young girl.

Name 15

ॐ रङ्गनाथप्रियायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is beloved of Lord Ranganatha.

Name 16

ॐ परायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is supreme.

Name 17

ॐ विश्वम्भरायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who sustains the whole world.

Name 18

ॐ कलालापायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose speech is sweet and melodious.

Name 19

ॐ यतिराजसहोदर्यै नमः ।

Salutations to the sister of Yatiraja (Sri Ramanuja).

Name 20

ॐ कृष्णानुरक्तायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is devoted in love to Krishna.

Name 21

ॐ सुभगायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is graceful and fortunate.

Name 22

ॐ सुलभश्रियै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose grace is easily reached.

Name 23

ॐ सुलक्षणायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who bears auspicious marks.

Name 24

ॐ लक्ष्मीप्रियसख्यै नमः ।

Salutations to the dear friend of Lakshmi.

Name 25

ॐ श्यामायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is dark and lovely.

Name 26

ॐ दयाञ्चितदृगञ्चलायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose side-glances are filled with compassion.

Name 27

ॐ फल्गुन्याविर्भवायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who was born under the star Purva Phalguni (Puram).

Name 28

ॐ रम्यायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is delightful.

Name 29

ॐ धनुर्मासकृतव्रतायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who kept the sacred vow in the month of Dhanus (Margazhi).

Name 30

ॐ चम्पकाशोकपुन्नाग मालती विलसत्कचायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose hair shines with champaka, ashoka, punnaga and malati flowers.

Name 31

ॐ आकारत्रयसम्पन्नायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is endowed with the three qualities of a true devotee.

Name 32

ॐ नारायणपदाश्रितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who has taken refuge at the feet of Narayana.

Name 33

ॐ श्रीमदष्टाक्षरी मन्त्रराजस्थित मनोरथायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose heart's wish rests in the eight-syllable mantra, the king of mantras.

Name 34

ॐ मोक्षप्रदाननिपुणायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is skilled in granting liberation.

Name 35

ॐ मनुरत्नाधिदेवतायै नमः ।

Salutations to the presiding deity of the jewel among mantras.

Name 36

ॐ ब्रह्मण्यायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is devoted to the sacred and to Brahman.

Name 37

ॐ लोकजनन्यै नमः ।

Salutations to the mother of the worlds.

Name 38

ॐ लीलामानुषरूपिण्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who took a human form in divine play.

Name 39

ॐ ब्रह्मज्ञानप्रदायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who bestows the knowledge of Brahman.

Name 40

ॐ मायायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is the Lord's wondrous power.

Name 41

ॐ सच्चिदानन्दविग्रहायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose form is being, awareness and bliss.

Name 42

ॐ महापतिव्रतायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is the greatest of faithful wives.

Name 43

ॐ विष्णुगुणकीर्तनलोलुपायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who longs to sing the glories of Vishnu.

Name 44

ॐ प्रपन्नार्तिहरायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who removes the suffering of those who surrender.

Name 45

ॐ नित्यायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is eternal.

Name 46

ॐ वेदसौधविहारिण्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who moves about the mansion of the Vedas.

Name 47

ॐ श्रीरङ्गनाथ माणिक्यमञ्जर्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is the jewelled cluster of blossoms of Sri Ranganatha.

Name 48

ॐ मञ्जुभाषिण्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose speech is gentle and charming.

Name 49

ॐ पद्मप्रियायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who loves the lotus.

Name 50

ॐ पद्महस्तायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who holds a lotus in her hand.

Name 51

ॐ वेदान्तद्वयबोधिन्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who teaches the twofold Vedanta, in Sanskrit and in Tamil.

Name 52

ॐ सुप्रसन्नायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is ever gracious.

Name 53

ॐ भगवत्यै नमः ।

Salutations to the blessed Goddess.

Name 54

ॐ श्रीजनार्दनदीपिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is the lamp that reveals Sri Janardana.

Name 55

ॐ सुगन्धावयवायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose limbs are fragrant.

Name 56

ॐ चारुरङ्गमङ्गलदीपिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is the auspicious lamp of beautiful Srirangam.

Name 57

ॐ ध्वजवज्राङ्कुशाब्जाङ्क मृदुपाद तलाञ्चितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose soft soles bear the marks of the banner, thunderbolt, goad and lotus.

Name 58

ॐ तारकाकारनखरायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose toenails shine like stars.

Name 59

ॐ प्रवालमृदुलाङ्गुल्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose toes are soft as coral.

Name 60

ॐ कूर्मोपमेय पादोर्ध्वभागायै नमः ।

Salutations to her the upper part of whose feet is curved like a tortoise shell.

Name 61

ॐ शोभनपार्ष्णिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose heels are beautiful.

Name 62

ॐ वेदार्थभावतत्त्वज्ञायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who knows the true meaning and spirit of the Vedas.

Name 63

ॐ लोकाराध्याङ्घ्रिपङ्कजायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose lotus feet are worshipped by the world.

Name 64

ॐ आनन्दबुद्बुदाकारसुगुल्फायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose ankles are shaped like bubbles of bliss.

Name 65

ॐ परमाणुकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is supremely subtle.

Name 66

ॐ तेजःश्रियोज्ज्वलधृतपादाङ्गुलि सुभूषितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose toes are adorned with rings shining with splendour.

Name 67

ॐ मीनकेतनतूणीर चारुजङ्घा विराजितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose lovely calves are shaped like the quiver of Kama, the god whose banner bears a fish.

Name 68

ॐ ककुद्वज्जानुयुग्माढ्यायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose knees are rounded and graceful.

Name 69

ॐ स्वर्णरम्भाभसक्थिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose thighs are like golden plantain stems.

Name 70

ॐ विशालजघनायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose hips are broad.

Name 71

ॐ पीनसुश्रोण्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose waist is full and beautiful.

Name 72

ॐ मणिमेखलायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears a jewelled girdle.

Name 73

ॐ आनन्दसागरावर्त गम्भीराम्भोज नाभिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose navel is deep like a lotus in a whirlpool of the ocean of bliss.

Name 74

ॐ भास्वद्बलित्रिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose three folds of the waist shine.

Name 75

ॐ चारुजगत्पूर्णमहोदर्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose lovely belly holds the whole world within it.

Name 76

ॐ नववल्लीरोमराज्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose line of fine hair is like a tender creeper.

Name 77

ॐ सुधाकुम्भायितस्तन्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose breasts are like pots of nectar.

Name 78

ॐ कल्पमालानिभभुजायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose arms are like garlands of the wish-granting tree.

Name 79

ॐ चन्द्रखण्डनखाञ्चितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose fingernails shine like crescents of the moon.

Name 80

ॐ सुप्रवाशाङ्गुलीन्यस्त महारत्नाङ्गुलीयकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears great jewelled rings on her fingers.

Name 81

ॐ नवारुणप्रवालाभ पाणिदेशसमञ्चितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose hands glow like fresh red coral.

Name 82

ॐ कम्बुकण्ठ्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose neck is shaped like a conch.

Name 83

ॐ सुचुबुकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose chin is beautiful.

Name 84

ॐ बिम्बोष्ठ्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose lips are red like the bimba fruit.

Name 85

ॐ कुन्ददन्तयुजे नमः ।

Salutations to her whose teeth are white like jasmine buds.

Name 86

ॐ कारुण्यरसनिष्यन्द नेत्रद्वयसुशोभितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose two eyes shine, flowing with compassion.

Name 87

ॐ मुक्ताशुचिस्मितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose smile is pure as a pearl.

Name 88

ॐ चारुचाम्पेयनिभनासिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose nose is lovely like a champaka bud.

Name 89

ॐ दर्पणाकारविपुलकपोल द्वितयाञ्चितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose two cheeks are broad and smooth like a mirror.

Name 90

ॐ अनन्तार्कप्रकाशोद्यन्मणि ताटङ्कशोभितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who shines with jewelled ear ornaments as bright as countless suns.

Name 91

ॐ कोटिसूर्याग्निसङ्काश नानाभूषणभूषितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is adorned with many ornaments shining like millions of suns and fires.

Name 92

ॐ सुगन्धवदनायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose face is fragrant.

Name 93

ॐ सुभ्रुवे नमः ।

Salutations to her whose eyebrows are beautiful.

Name 94

ॐ अर्धचन्द्रललाटिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose forehead is like the half moon.

Name 95

ॐ पूर्णचन्द्राननायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose face is like the full moon.

Name 96

ॐ नीलकुटिलालकशोभितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is adorned with dark, curling locks.

Name 97

ॐ सौन्दर्यसीमायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is the very limit of beauty.

Name 98

ॐ विलसत्कस्तूरीतिलकोज्ज्वलायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who glows with a shining mark of musk on her forehead.

Name 99

ॐ धगद्धगायमानोद्यन्मणि सीमन्तभूषणायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears a blazing jewel at the parting of her hair.

Name 100

ॐ जाज्वल्यमानसद्रत्न दिव्यचूडावतंसकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears a divine crest ornament of brilliant gems.

Name 101

ॐ सूर्यार्धचन्द्रविलसद्भूषणाञ्चितवेणिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose braid is adorned with ornaments shaped like the sun and the half moon.

Name 102

ॐ अत्यर्कानल तेजोधिमणि कञ्चुकधारिण्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears a jewelled bodice brighter than the sun and fire.

Name 103

ॐ सद्रत्नाञ्चितविद्योत विद्युत्कुञ्जाभ शाटिकायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose garment glitters like lightning with fine gems.

Name 104

ॐ नानामणिगणाकीर्ण हेमाङ्गदसुभूषितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears golden armlets studded with many kinds of gems.

Name 105

ॐ कुङ्कुमागरु कस्तूरी दिव्यचन्दनचर्चितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is anointed with saffron, aloe wood, musk and divine sandal.

Name 106

ॐ स्वोचितौज्ज्वल्य विविधविचित्रमणिहारिण्यै नमः ।

Salutations to her who wears many wonderful jewelled necklaces of fitting splendour.

Name 107

ॐ असङ्ख्येय सुखस्पर्श सर्वातिशय भूषणायै नमः ।

Salutations to her whose ornaments surpass all, soft to every limb.

Name 108

ॐ मल्लिकापारिजातादि दिव्यपुष्पस्रगञ्चितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is adorned with garlands of jasmine, parijata and other divine flowers.

Name 109

ॐ श्रीरङ्गनिलयायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who dwells in Srirangam.

Name 110

ॐ पूज्यायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who is worthy of worship.

Name 111

ॐ दिव्यदेशसुशोभितायै नमः ।

Salutations to her who brings beauty to the holy shrines (divya desams).

Closing

इति श्री गोदाष्टोत्तरशतनामावलिः ।

Thus ends the list of the 108 names of Sri Goda.

The syllable people get wrong

In Name 3, viṣṇucittātmajāyai, the c is 'ch' and the t is doubled: say vish-nu-chit-TAAT-ma-jaa-yai, never 'Vishnu-sitta' or 'Vishnu-chita'. The word joins citta, her father's name Vishnuchitta, to ātmajā, daughter, with a long ā at the join.

When the Andal Ashtothram is chanted

Weekday. Friday

Festival. Adi Pooram (Andal Jayanti)

Questions

The namavali is built from the 28-verse Godashtottara stotram, taking each name in the verses in turn, and the printed list numbered that way comes to 111. Some printings mark the 108th at the garland of jasmine and parijata and then continue with three more: dweller in Srirangam, worthy of worship, and the one who brightens the holy shrines. One printing splits a name and reaches 112. The title keeps the traditional word ashtottara shata, a hundred and eight.

The stotram gives the names as verse, opening shriranganayaki goda vishnuchittatmaja sati, and is preceded by a meditation verse that begins shatamakhamani nila. The namavali takes the same names out of the verses, sets each in the dative and adds om before and namah after, so each line becomes a single salutation offered on its own. A separate list of exactly 108 names, with different wording in many places, also circulates; this page prints the stotram's form.

It calls Andal the one who teaches the twofold Vedanta. Sri Vaishnavas hold that the truth of the Upanishads is given twice, once in Sanskrit and once in the Tamil hymns of the Alvars, and Andal, the one woman among the Alvars, speaks for both. Names on either side carry the same idea: she knows the inner meaning of the Vedas, she is the lamp that shows Janardana, and she is the auspicious lamp of Srirangam.

Bhattanatha, in name 11, is her father Vishnuchitta, whom the Tamil tradition calls Periyalvar and Bhattarpiran; the name praises her as the daughter who gave him joy. Dhanvipura, in name 10, is the Sanskrit name of Srivilliputtur, her birthplace in Tamil Nadu. In the temple there she is worshipped beside Rangamannar, the form of Ranganatha who is said to have come to her as a royal bridegroom.

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Chanting is yours to do, and free. But which deity your situation calls for — and whether a mantra alone is the right response — depends on your chart. Sometimes it is; sometimes it is not.

Brahmashree Shivaaya

Chief Operating Officer & Head of Astrological & Spiritual Solutions

Over 30 years in the Guru–Sishya Parampara, from the age of five
He reads every chart himself — 60 minutes, one to one, never delegated
Charts are read only between sunrise and sunset, following tradition

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Lakshmi Ashtothram

108 names from Prakriti to Bhuvaneshvari, spoken by Shiva to Devi